In this case from Richmond U.S. District Court, a school system is not entitled to summary judgment in this age discrimination suit filed by its former director of community relations, who alleges she was forced into early retirement to make ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Dennis Dohnal U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses plaintiff taxpayers’ complaint alleging the IRS improperly assessed liens against plaintiffs and failed to release a federal tax lien issues against them, which they allege prevented them from getting a Navy Federal Credit Union ...

Tagged with: Judge Gerald Bruce Lee Taxation U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court follows up on an earlier decision construing a 1996 Agreement between the parties’ predecessors and a 2006 Amendment between the parties that involved the sale of a Richmond manufacturing facility that requires a groundwater treatment ...

Tagged with: Environmental Judge Richard L. Williams U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A prisoner’s suit alleging defendants failed to protect him from assault by a cellmate at Lawrenceville Correctional Center, despite his repeated requests for a transfer, is remanded by a Richmond U.S. District Court to state court. Defendant GEO Group Inc., ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court declines to reconsider its earlier decision granting summary judgment to the federal government in a federal employee’s suit alleging disability discrimination pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, based on his claim that his voluntary ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court says plaintiffs have met the “notice stage” requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and are entitled to conditional certification of a class of store and deli managers currently or previously employed by defendant and ...

Tagged with: Judge James R. Spencer Labor U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although plaintiff hand-delivered to the defense law firm’s office his response to defendant’s motion to dismiss, the certificate of service and CM/ECF date of service stated the response was filed three days later, and a Richmond U.S District Court says ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge James R. Spencer U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to plaintiff financial services company against a defendant who admits defaulting on multiple equipment leases, for a balance due of over $1.4 million. Plaintiff company alleges defendant has not made monthly payments ...

Tagged with: Creditor's Rights Judge Dennis Dohnal U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although defendant Virginia company claims it was unable to obtain the necessary export license to ship a hybrid plasma torch system to plaintiff company in China, plaintiff nevertheless wins summary judgment for return of its $146,632.50 deposit for the order, ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court applies the “first-filed” rule to transfer this patent infringement case to a New York federal court. On June 29, 2010, plaintiff Fox Group Inc. filed this patent infringement action against Dow Corning and Cree, two ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Rebecca Beach Smith U.S. District Court - Eastern District